Breakthrough antibody kills all known variants of SARS-CoV-2 [View all]

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Breakthrough antibody kills all known variants of SARS-CoV-2
[May 12, 2023: Staff Writer, The Brighter Side of News]


Scientists have been searching for an antibody that would be broadly neutralizing — able to fight off any viral variant that might emerge. (CREDIT: Creative Commons)


As the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic continues, emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 have been developing methods to circumvent the antibodies produced by our immune systems in reaction to vaccination or previous infections. This has led to cases of breakthrough infections, and the diminishing efficacy of antibody treatments over time.

Researchers have been on a quest to identify a universally neutralizing antibody capable of combating any potential viral variant that could surface. Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital have made a significant breakthrough with the development of a new antibody. This antibody, during laboratory examinations, effectively neutralized all presently recognized variants of SARS-CoV-2, which includes all known variants of Omicron.

Frederick Alt, the Charles A. Janeway Professor of Pediatrics at Boston Children's, Professor of Genetics at HMS, and a senior investigator of the study, expressed optimism, stating, "We hope this antibody will prove to be as effective in patients as it has been in preclinical evaluations thus far."

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